Cross-word-puzzle device



Nov; 2 1926.

F. FEKETE A CROSS WORD PUZZLE DEVICE Filed August 27, was

WITNESSES INVENTOR ATTORNEYS Patented Nov. 2, 1926.

UNITED STATES FRANK EEKETE, OF FLUSHIN G, NEW YORK.

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Application flled August 27, 195 25. serial No. 52,909

My invention has for its general object to provide a' cross-word puzzle sheet bearing indicia and co-ordinated lettered blocks having on the faces thereof indicia correspending with the indicia on the board and of a character to indicate to a child the letter tobe placed in a given square of'the board in the formation of the words in a cross-word puzzle, and thereby possess educational value. r

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, it being understood that the draw ings are merely illustrative of practical examples of the invention.-

Figure 1 is a plan view of a sheet formed to function in carrying outmy invention; Figure 2 is a perspective view of a block bearing matter coordinated with the matter on the sheet shown in Figure l, which block I may be employed in the formation of a word in'a cross-word puzzle;

Figure 3 is a developed view of the block faces Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure. 3 but showing a developed view of the faces of another block bearing different characters from'the one in Figure 3;

Figure 5 is afragmentary plan view of a 30. sheet and showing a modification of the arrangement illustrated in Figure 1.

Referring at first to Figures 1 to 4, a sheet 10 isprovided in carrying out my inveli tion, and divided into squares which in the preferred and in the complete form of my invention are numbered, there beingtwenty numbered squares on the sheet shown and.

in addition five squares at the center arranged in cruciform shape. Said squares in an addition. as identified by numbers, are adaptedto receive novel blocks one of which is shown in Figure Qwith the developed view thereof in Figure '3, and a view of the second block is shown in Figure 4 for playing a second game. There aiea series of blocks 11 hearing a numbeiyl, 2, or 3-or other corresponding symbol identifyin thewords of a particular puzzle. I have s own blocks positioned in Figure 1 formingthe word large- It will be observed that each of these blocks bears the numeral 1 in a corner of each face of the block. This identifies the number of the puzzle and a series of blocks in sufiicient number will bearthat identifyingnumber of the puzzle to form that particular puzzle. In addition, each -puzzle,.bears a number co block 11 in a series, pert ining to a given responding with a number on a square in the sheet 10. Thus, T it will be seen that the blocks forming the 60 Word large in Figure 1 bear the vnufnerals 1, 2, 3,4 and 5, and that said blocks are positioned in those squares of sheet 10 bearing the numerals l to 5'. It is to be understood that others of the blocks of the series .65 .will bear the numerals 7 to 12, etc.' there being six faces on each block. r In Figure 4 I have shown a developed View of a block lllfor a second puzzle numbered 2. On each face of the block 111 said block as shown in Figure 4 bears consecutive numbers 1 to 6 to correspond with squares on the sheet 10. In Figure 5, the squares are of a size to 'present a series of delineated spaces for a plurality of letters each relatin to a difi'erent puzzle Word, there being four spaces v12 shown in the illustrated example. These are numbered according to the puzzle words, that is, puz-. zlesl, 2, 3 and 4. ese spaces may bear letters as indicated in Figure 5- so "that a child may take, for'example, a block-bearing the letter L on a face thereof, as well 7 as the number 1 to identify the particular puzzle word and willv place the block on*the.85 space numbered 1 and with the letterL on the face uppermost. On the second square from the left in the top row, Figure 5, it will be seen. there is another space numbered .1 and bearing the letter A so that a child will-take the letter A on a block and num-' bered 1 and place it on said space bearing the letter A onthe sheet'210 in the formation of the word large, for example. A

complete cross-word puzzle is shown in Figure 5.

I would state furthermore that while the illustrated examples constitute practical embodiments of my invention, I do not \J limit myself strictly to. the exact details 10o herein illustrated, since, manifestly, the 7 same can be considerably varied without departure from the spirit of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, I

claim:" l v 1. A deviee for use in solving cross-word puzzles, comprising a sheet sub-divided into separate areas and said areasbearing diifer- Y ent identifying symbols, and a 'serles of 110 blocks bearing characters on the faces thereof and bearing also onsaid faces symbols corresponding with certain of the symbols a series of blocks bearing numbers come 7 ,on said sheet, as Well as a symbol common sponding with certain symbols on the said.

to all of said blocks to correspondingly sheet. identify all of the blocks of the series to 3. A device for use in solving cross- 8 thus identify blockspertaining to a given word puzzles, including a sheet divided in- 15 puzzle word. I v to separate spaces, said spaces sub-divided 2. A device for use in solving cross-word into smaller spaces and bearing identifyingpuzzles, including 'a sheet sub-divided into numbers for the respective last-mentioned separate areas and bearing numbers to spaces.

19 identify the individual areas; together with I FRANK .FEKE'DE'. 

